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Date of these obituaries: 01-30-2004
Kevin Goemmer, 48, horse race announcer
Kevin Goemmer was one of the tri-state's best-known horse racing callers.
As recently as last week, the Independence resident was announcing races at Turfway Park in Florence. Tuesday, he died of an apparent heart attack at the age of 48.
"We're obviously very saddened by his death, " said Turfway President Bob Elliston. "Kevin filled in with us when Mike Battaglia was on some national assignments.
"I've known Kevin for many years, and Kevin truly had in his heart a great passion for horse racing. His first love was to call the races, and we were glad that he came back and called with us on occasion.
"I'm going to very much miss Kevin's face and talents around here, and more than that, I think racing will have lost one of its most ardent, unflinching fans and for that we should all be sad."
John Engelhardt, publicity director of River Downs in Cincinnati and a long time friend of Mr. Goemmer, said he would be remembered for his patented race calls.
"A plodder would 'see 'em all, '" he said. "A pacesetter was always 'showing his heels' to the field."
Mr. Goemmer died at University Hospital in Cincinnati after suffering what is believed to be a heart attack while he was driving home from Charlson Broadcast Technologies in Erlanger, where he was director of sales and marketing.
He started working as an announcer in 1980 at River Downs, where he also served as director of publicity and assistant general manager until 1995, when he left to call races at Arlington Park, Hawthorne and Sportsman's Park, all in Chicago.
Mr. Goemmer returned to Kentucky in 2000 to take the position at Charlson, which provides graphics for in-house and simulcast products at race tracks.
He continued to fill in as an announcer, however.
"He just loved to announce the horse racing, and he's always been a part of it, " said a son, Jason Goemmer.
Mr. Goemmer was a native of Louisville and got his start in horse racing when his father worked at the old Louisville Downs harness track.
He worked part-time as a stable hand at age 13, where he met WAKY disc jockey and horse owner Dude Walker. That led to odd jobs at the station and sparked his interest in announcing.
His first radio broadcast came while filling in for Louisville Downs announcer Mel Smith, who became ill.
"They threw me upstairs to sink or swim, " Mr. Goemmer recalled in a 1995 interview. "That's how I got started announcing. ... I said, 'Boy, this is great. I want to do this for a living.'"
Mr. Goemmer is survived by his wife of 28 years, Deborah Goemmer, and a second son, Justin.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday and Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday. Memorials are suggested to the Kevin Goemmer Memorial Fund and may be made at any branch of Fifth Third Bank.
Mark Shayne Adcock Sr., 32, of Elsmere, died Wednesday at his home. He was a factory worker.
Survivors include a son, Mark Adcock Jr. of Elsmere; his parents, Robert Adcock of Knoxville, Tenn., and Carol Johnson of Madison, Ala.; a sister, Wendi Mote of Austin, Texas; grandparents, Elizabeth Adcock of Concord, Tenn., and Blondina Steelman of Huntsville, Ala.; and great-grandmother, Elise Lee of Huntsville.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
James Norman Anderson, 45, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. He was a mechanic and a member of Open Door Baptist Church, Carrollton.
Survivors include daughters, Kimberly Anderson, Melissa Anderson and Marry Anderson, all of Carrollton; his father and stepmother, Norman Lee Anderson and Carol Anderson of Fruitland Park, Fla.; brothers, Leroy Anderson of Dunnellon, Fla., Charles Anderson of Carrollton and David Anderson of Leesburg, Fla.; and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
John D. Beal, 76, of Melbourne, died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired car foreman with C&O; Railroad in Silver Grove, and a member of Simon Gosney American Legion Post No. 219 in Camp Springs, Valley of Covington Scottish Rite and Silver Grove Lodge No. 916 F&AM. A son, David Beal, died in 1972.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Beal; sons, Dennis Beal of Melbourne and Douglas Beal of Florence; daughters, Darlene Johnston and Debbie Zeph-Reynolds, both of Cold Spring, Della McCarthy of Melbourne and Dinah Studer of California; a sister, Emma Lee Lawrence of Latonia; 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Mentor. Memorials are suggested to American Red Cross, 720 Sycamore St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202; or Melbourne United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 71, Melbourne, Ky. 41059.
Everett Douglas Commodore Sr., 56, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Eric Courtney Davis, 34, of Chicago, died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Chicago.
Survivors include his mother, Valerie Brooks Davis of Chicago; brothers, Brian Davis and Morris Davis, both of Chicago; a sister, Earline Jackson of Chicago; and grandmothers, Lucille Brooks of Maysville and Irene B. Davis of Lewisburg.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Second Baptist Church, Mays Lick. Visitation will begin there at noon Monday. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery. Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick, is handling arrangements.
Katherine Faulhaber, 89, of Highland Heights, died Thursday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was a realtor and a member of Asbury Methodist Church, Highland Heights.
Survivors include a sister, Corine Clift of Alexandria.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Anna Elizabeth Floyd, 92, of Villa Hills, died at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday at Villaspring Care Center, Erlanger. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Charles Blevins of Williamsburg; daughters, Olline Howson of Jamestown, Cordella Baston of Villa Hills, Irene Blevins of Eubank and Roseline Jones of Sardinia, Ohio; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Morris-Hislope Funeral Home, Science Hill. Visitation will begin there at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Freedom Cemetery. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Margaret Franxman, 86, of Elsmere, died Thursday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. She was a homemaker and a volunteer with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Survivors include sons, Ralph Franxman of Covington, Jim Franxman of Burlington and Roger Franxman of Florence; daughters, Linda Mercer of Vila Hills, Betty Oaks of Burlington and Jane Sigler of Florence; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Angela "Dolly" Gosney, 49, of Covington, died at 10:49 p.m. Tuesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Lloyd Gosney; a son, Lloyd Dennis Gosney of Covington; daughters, Tracy Lynn Gosney and Amanda Michelle Gosney, both of Covington; a brother, Gordon "Butch" Powers of Phoenix; a sister, Beverly Lowe of Covington; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Raymond A. Kelly, 63, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. He was a retired employee of the Kentucky State Highway Department and a member of St. Francis Xavier Church, Falmouth. His wife, Joan B. Kelly, died in 1993. A son, Raymond Allen Kelly Jr., died in 1988.
Survivors include a sister, Paula Pettit of Louisville; and brothers, Carl Kelly of Alexandria and Ralph Kelly of Colorado Springs, Colo.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis Xavier Church, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Burial will be in St. Xavier Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to St. Francis Xavier Church Youth Group, 202 W. Second St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Jack P. Marshall, 82, of Corinth, died at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Lexington. He was a retired application engineer with General Electric. His wife, Christine Marshall, died in 1989.
Survivors include sisters, Helen MacPherson of Annapolis, Md., and Jane Duffy of Seattle.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at McDaniel Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Gillespie Family Cemetery, Corinth.
Charles E. McKibben, 87, of Highland Heights, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired salesman and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Lorraine McKibben; daughters, Judy Thompson of Cincinnati and Nancy McClanahan of Crescent Springs; brothers and sisters, and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Senior Services of Northern Kentucky, 1032 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011; or St. John United Church of Christ, Park and Nelson Place, Newport, Ky. 41071.
Gene P. Rath, 81, of Silver Grove, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a yardmaster with C&O; Railroad and a member of Silver Grove Christian Church and Silver Grove Masonic Lodge. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a daughter, Becky Plummer of Southgate; a son, Barry Rath of Cincinnati; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Mentor.
Sister Mary Agatha Riedlinger, R.G.S., 91, of Fort Thomas, died at 11:55 a.m. Wednesday at Pelletier Hall, Fort Thomas. She was a former teacher, an artist and a member of the Congregation of Our Lady of the Charity of the Good Shepherd.
Survivors include a brother, Linus Riedlinger of Upper Sandusky, Ohio; a sister, Mary Mundy of Grand Island, Fla.; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at Pelletier Hall. Burial was in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Sisters of the Good Shepherd, 930 Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Jessie Stull, 93, of Latonia, died Thursday at Villaspring Care Center, Erlanger. Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Viola Young, 73, of Newport, died at 8:03 p.m. Wednesday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a records clerk with the Newport Police Department, where she was a former Civilian of the Year award winner. Her husband, Elmer Young, and a son, Ronald Murphy, both died in 2003.
Survivors include a son, Elmer Young Jr. of Park Hills; a daughter, Dianna Fairchild of Drummond Island, Mich.; stepdaughters, Shirley Turner of Nicholasville and Helen Walls of Newport; a brother, Clarence Rich of Greensburg, Ind.; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor Nursing Home, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
